Silk and steel in the spotlight

Get your hands on Gerry Adams' Splitting Image puppet

Lavishly illustrated on both sides, this swallow-tailed flag was carried by the Costello Volunteers of Co Mayo in the 18th century.

Beauty and the beast both feature prominently when Whyte’s kicks off the Irish spring auction season this Saturday.

With an estimate of €20,000-€30,000, the beauty is an 18th-century silk flag carried by Co Mayo’s Costello Volunteers. Quite apart from its historic ...